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Om Namo Narayana ......

Vimana Venkateswara....
Om Namo Narayana ......

Vimana Venkateswara....
Om Namo Narayana ......

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സ്വാമിയേ ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ..

ശബരിമല യാത്രയേ തീര്‍ഥാടനം എന്നാണു പറയുന്നത്‌. എന്താണു തീര്‍ഥാടനം?
തീര്‍ഥങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള അടനമാണു തീര്‍ഥാടനം. മഹാത്മാക്കളുടേയും ഋഷി ദേവന്മാരുടേയും പാദസ്പര്‍ശമേറ്റ പുണ്യസ്നാനഘട്ടങ്ങളേയാണു തീര്‍ത്ഥങ്ങളെന്നു പറയുന്നത്‌.
അവിടേക്കുള്ള യാത്രയാണു തീര്‍ഥാടനം. ഭഗവാന്റെ സമ്പര്‍ക്കം കൊണ്ടും സാന്നിദ്ധ്യം കൊണ്ടും പമ്പാനദി പുണ്യതീര്‍ഥമാണു. ഗംഗാനദിയോടൊപ്പം ഗണിക്കാവുന്ന തീര്‍ത്ഥം. ഗംഗാസ്നാനം കൊണ്ടു ലഭിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യം, പമ്പാസ്നാനം കൊണ്ടും ലഭിക്കുന്നു. അതുകഴിഞ്ഞ്‌ മലകേറുക വഴി ഭഗവാന്റെ ദര്‍ശനവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു. അതില്‍പരം സായൂജ്യം മറ്റൊന്നില്ല. ഈ പുണ്യദര്‍ശനത്തിനു പകരം വെയ്ക്കാന്‍ മറ്റൊന്നിനും കഴിയില്ല.

After "Kalyanakkatta"

Srirama rama rama. Bedi Anjaneya Swami, Tirupati.

A view from up to down - from the journey through tirupati hills.

Some quick facts about Tirupati Laddu :

Around 150,000 laddus are made daily.

The revenue from the sale of laddu annually is more than 11 million rupees.

Each laddu weighs around 100gms and is huge when compared
with the normal laddu found in shops.

There is a super huge Tirupati Laddu known as Kalyana Laddu and it weighs around 500gms – ½ a kilogram.

Single largest laddu made is said to have weighed 32 kg.

The tradition of Tirupati Laddu is nearly 300 years old.

It is prepared by special hereditary priests known as archakas in special temple kitchen known as ‘potu’.

Ingredients used in Tirupati Laddu are Besan flour (kadalai mavu), Sugar, Cashew nuts, Cardamom, Ghee, Oil, Sugar candy, Raisins and Almonds.

On a day around 5000 kg of Besan flour is used.
Sugar around 10000 kg.
Cashew nuts around 600 kg.
Cardamom 150 kg
Ghee 300 liters
Sugar candy 400 kg
Raisins 540 kg

The ingredients are bought at the auction at the Commodities and Spices Exchange in Kochi.

KALYANOLSAVAM

Srivari Kalyanotsavam is performed to the utsava murti of the Lord Sri Malayappa swami and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi in the marriage hall in the Sampangi Pradakshinam. Refrence to this Seva conducted on special occasions are found in the inscriptions of the 15th century. The wedding cermony is held amidst recitation of the vedic mantras and pronouncing the family pedigree of the brides and bridegroom. The idols of the Lord and his brides face each other with a screen in between. They are allowed to see each other only at the appropriate auspicious moment when the screen is removed. The priests perform homas. A purohit conducts the marriage and an archaka is consecrated to perform other rituals on behalf of the bridegroom. This seva is not performed on important festivals like Srivari Brahmotsavam. Pavitrotsavam, Pushpayagam etc. and on the days of solar and lunar eclipses. The grihasthas who participate in the seva are given prasadams and clothes. The duration of the seva is about one hour.

Lakshmi, Goddess of Good Fortune

Good Morning.

Azhagarkoil Aadi Brahmotsavam: Mohini Alankaram

SriKalahasti got its name because in days of yore a spider (sri), serpent (kala) and elephant (hasti) elephant worshipped Shiva with great devotion. A spider lived in the inner sanctum and worshipped the Lord by weaving elaborate temples and images of Shiva. One day a breeze came up and caused the altar fire to destroy the spider's offerings. It became angry and was about to gulp down the flame, (realize the Self) endangering its (ego's) life. Appreciative of its devotion, Shiva appeared and granted the spider a boon. The spider requested moksha, release from the cycle of births and deaths. Accordingly it became one with Shiva, the Self.




A cobra worshipped Lord Shiva by offering rare gems, pearls and rubies that it brought from Nagaland, a mythical place where Nagas (serpents) dwell. Serpents are one of India's most visible symbols of the spiritual power of the Self. The spiritual power of the Self, called Kundalini, the latent electricity of Consciousness, is hidden in the dark recesses of the unconscious like a snake hidden deep within the earth. After the snake had worshipped, an elephant, fresh from its purifying bath in the nearby river, came to worship. In preparation it sprayed the altar with water from its trunk, scattering the gems. It then proceeded to decorate the altar with leaves from a holy tree. When the cobra returned it was angered to see its offerings disrespected and replaced by mere leaves. So it replaced the leaves with gems. This charade repeated itself every day until the cobra became fed up and decided to punish whomever was destroying its offerings. When the elephant returned to worship with its leaves the cobra slithered up its trunk and injected its venom. In agony the elephant dashed its head on the stone altar in an attempt to kill the snake. The snake fell out of the trunk and died from its wounds and the elephant succumbed to the poison. Understanding that both had sacrificed their lives for the sake of their love of the Lord, Shiva resurrected them, gave them liberation and took them into his own body. At the foot of the linga one can see a spider, two elephant tusks and a five-headed (the five elements) serpent to remind the devotee of these acts of supreme devotion.


A cobra worshipped Lord Shiva by offering rare gems, pearls and rubies that it brought from Nagaland, a mythical place where Nagas (serpents) d

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Cute Ganapati

Deities – Lord Balaji with Padmavathy

The big Statue of Lord Siva, in Murudeswar, 65 KMs away from Kollur sri Mookambika temple.

Sri NARASIMHA SWAMY

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. The temple is one of 108 Divya Desams (Holy Abodes of Vishnu) – principal centres of worship of the deity in Vaishnavism.The temple,constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple gave its name to Kerala's state capital Thiruvananthapuram. 'Thiru' 'Anantha' 'Puram' means Sacred Abode of Lord Anantha Padmanabha. Ananda refers to Shree Padmanabha Himself. .The Principal Deity, Padmanabhaswamy, is enshrined in the "Anantha-sayanam" posture (in the eternal sleep of Yoga-nidra on the serpent Anantha). The Maharajah of Travancore bears the title, "Shree Padmanabha-dasa' (Servant of Lord Padmanabha).The temple and its assets belong to Lord Padmanabhaswamy, and are controlled by a trust run by the Royal family About Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple.It is estimated that the value of the monumental items is close to 1.2 trillion (US$23.94 billion), making it the richest temple in the world.

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